Upper Middle Petrol Head:

It appears that bad weather - or the threat of it, at least - deterred quite a lot of people from attending the Post Vintage Car Club of Tasmania's 2017 Picnic at Ross.  That's a pity, really ; there wasn't any rain, it was quite mild and the cars that were on display were truly fabulous. There was the usual showing of Aussie greats from Ford, Valiant and Holden, as well as cars from Italy, Britain, Germany, France and the USA.  However, there weren't quite as many Japanese marques as UMPH might have expected, with fewer Mitsubishis, Toyotas, Mazdas and Datsuns than in past years.  Datsun 1600s - also known as P510 s - were originally equipped with 1.6 litre OHC motors, four speed floor change gearboxes (or autos) and front wheel disc brakes.  This one, however, has a 2 litre donk, a five-speed 'box, after-market four wheels discs, coil-over suspension and  Superli